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RHEL Subscription
Main Commands to use
Register first, then attach a subscription in the Customer Portal
Use the following command to register a system without immediately attaching a subscription:
# subscription-manager register
Attach a specific subscription through the Customer Portal
After registration, you can to assign a subscription to the registered system from the Customer Portal (Subscriptions –> Subscription Management –> Units –> ).
After this, refresh the information on your machine using the following command. Be sure to run this any time you add or change the attached subscription from the Customer Portal:
# subscription-manager refresh
Attach a subscription from any available that match the system
After registration, use the following command to attach any available subscription that matches the current system.
# subscription-manager attach --auto
Register with a specific pool
After registration, use the following command to attach a subscription from a specific pool:
# subscription-manager attach --pool=<POOL_ID>
If you are not sure of the pool ID needed, these and details such as expiration dates can be viewed using the following command:
# subscription-manager list --available --all
Registration via GUI
# subscription-manager-gui
Systems can also be registered with to Customer Portal Subscription Management during the firstboot process or as part of the kickstart setup (both described in the Installation Guide)
Unregistering a system
# subscription-manager remove --all # subscription-manager unregister # subscription-manager clean